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>> afghanistan. >> afghanistan? >> reporter: la may knows the pain of deployment all too well. >> our son is in afghanistan. my nephew just got back from his third tour in afghanistan, and we also have several other members that are in harm's way. >> reporter: while she can't be on the front lines protecting her son, she can ask for a little help from above. >> we put together these saints bracelets. my son has been wearing one since he's been over. he's been in a couple of fire fighters and attacks. >> reporter: this is the battle saint bracelet. it's made up of 12 to 15 different saints. >> these are bracelets that actually have different saints on them, including st. christopher to protect you when you travel. they have very specific meaning to the military. and provide them specific protection. >> she started it as a way to feel connected and to show support for the troops overseas, and now the small memento has spread to hollywood and beyond. ♪ ♪ ♪ let it rain, salute the ones who die ♪ ♪ the ones who
>> afghanistan. >> afghanistan? >> reporter: la may knows the pain of deployment all too well. >> our son is in afghanistan. my nephew just got back from his third tour in afghanistan, and we also have several other members that are in harm's way. >> reporter: while she can't be on the front lines protecting her son, she can ask for a little help from above. >> we put together these saints bracelets. my son has been wearing one since he's been over. he's been...
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get out of afghanistan. >> i take a different approach on afghanistan. i say it's time to come home. >> the timetable by the end of 2014 is the right timetable for us to be completely withdrawn from afghanistan other than small footprint of support forces. >> we need to have a significant change in foreign policy which means all the troops come home, and turn that country back over to the afghans. >> now, you have others who say, look, it should be up to conditions on the ground, et cetera. but we have the leading republican talking about a timetable which used to be, like, you can't have a timetable, it just signals the enemy, et cetera. then you have other candidates going now, now, come home now. john mccain took a look at this and said he is a little worried about an isolationist trend in the republican party. do you worry about that? >> well, of course, you always you always have to worry when there are difficult times at home that people will say we really don't have the time and energy for what we must do abroad. that's always a danger. i don't th
get out of afghanistan. >> i take a different approach on afghanistan. i say it's time to come home. >> the timetable by the end of 2014 is the right timetable for us to be completely withdrawn from afghanistan other than small footprint of support forces. >> we need to have a significant change in foreign policy which means all the troops come home, and turn that country back over to the afghans. >> now, you have others who say, look, it should be up to conditions on...
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but is afghanistan ready? we're going to take you to the town nato is holding up as a model of transition. >>> it's 5:00 a.m. in washington, 1:30 p.m. in kabul. i'm zain vergee. you're watching "world one" live from london. >>> also ahead, still in charge and still defiant. colonel moammar gadhafi appears on libyan tv to denounce nato air strikes. >>> saab strapped for cash. the swedish carmaker says it doesn't have enough money to pay off its staff. >>> and acquitted of hate crimes and inciting violence against muslims, a dutch court finds geert wilders not guilty. >>> he went against the advice of at least two top military officials who wanted more u.s. soldiers to stay and fight. president barack obama set up plans to reduce american forces in afghanistan, speaking from the white house, mr. obama said 33,000 soldiers would come home in the next 15 months. 10,000 of them by the end of this year. that reverses the so-called surge of u.s. forces the president ordered back in 2009. internet new plan u.s. troops
but is afghanistan ready? we're going to take you to the town nato is holding up as a model of transition. >>> it's 5:00 a.m. in washington, 1:30 p.m. in kabul. i'm zain vergee. you're watching "world one" live from london. >>> also ahead, still in charge and still defiant. colonel moammar gadhafi appears on libyan tv to denounce nato air strikes. >>> saab strapped for cash. the swedish carmaker says it doesn't have enough money to pay off its staff....
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out on a mission with combat engineers searching for roadside bombs in afghanistan. a story we haven't seen before and it's very, very moving. it's 36 minutes after the hour. on our car insurance. great! at progressive, you can compare rates side by side, so you get the same coverage, often for less. wow! that is huge! [ disco playing ] and this is to remind you that you could save hundreds! yeah, that'll certainly stick with me. we'll take it. go, big money! i mean, go. it's your break, honey. same coverage, more savings. now, that's progressive. call or click today. >>> new brutality in syria this morning according to one human rights group, at least 24 people were killed overnight in hama. that is the same town that president bashar al assad's father attacked nearly 30 years ago, killing tens of thousands of people. it's symbolic. secretary of state hillary clinton is demanding president assad stop the killings and the u.n. security council is expected to discuss the issue this morning. joining me live from london is fawas, the director of the middle east center a
out on a mission with combat engineers searching for roadside bombs in afghanistan. a story we haven't seen before and it's very, very moving. it's 36 minutes after the hour. on our car insurance. great! at progressive, you can compare rates side by side, so you get the same coverage, often for less. wow! that is huge! [ disco playing ] and this is to remind you that you could save hundreds! yeah, that'll certainly stick with me. we'll take it. go, big money! i mean, go. it's your break, honey....
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and so first we moved on afghanistan. iraq was of concern because you had a situation which we were focused especially on this problem of the weapons of mass destruction. >> i remember one discussion in my office, must have been the friday after the attack. it was before we went up to camp david on saturday. a number of people saying, look, this isn't just about retaliating for this specific attack. the goal is to eliminate global terrorism as a threat. >> and the president made a decision, which i wholeheartedly supported, that we needed to deal with iraq as sort of the next major threat, and that if we didn't act in a timely fashion, a very real possibility that we would see him reconstitute his deadly technologies. >> we actually spent some time, including with the rumsfeld commission, thinking about the threat of weapons of mass destruction against the united states. and there were scenarios done. one of the think tanks in washington, dark winter. >> one was called dark winter speculated on placing small pox in three
and so first we moved on afghanistan. iraq was of concern because you had a situation which we were focused especially on this problem of the weapons of mass destruction. >> i remember one discussion in my office, must have been the friday after the attack. it was before we went up to camp david on saturday. a number of people saying, look, this isn't just about retaliating for this specific attack. the goal is to eliminate global terrorism as a threat. >> and the president made a...
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is committed to keeping a fighting force in afghanistan until 2014. after that security will be handed over to the afghans. cnn's nick peyton walsh is in the country. he joins us live from bagram air base. nick? >> reporter: absolutely. what we're about to see is a report from a remote part of the border with pakistan, an area called newer stan. this is a small village surrounded by valleys. nato used to have a fairly strong presence here, outposts securing the area. a few years ago pulled back. that left the afghans in control. since late march of this year, the talibans have moved in and taken over this village. the report you're about to see is sinister for some people because it shows their flag flying above the local administration there and them suggesting they are the law in that part of afghanistan, potentially shocking for the future of this country. in this quiet village near the pakistani border, one of nato's fears is realized, the local government building of a district in waygal, above it flies a new flag, the white banner of the taliban
is committed to keeping a fighting force in afghanistan until 2014. after that security will be handed over to the afghans. cnn's nick peyton walsh is in the country. he joins us live from bagram air base. nick? >> reporter: absolutely. what we're about to see is a report from a remote part of the border with pakistan, an area called newer stan. this is a small village surrounded by valleys. nato used to have a fairly strong presence here, outposts securing the area. a few years ago...
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every one of them fought in iraq or afghanistan. that's how they're living now. >> that's amazing. a couple questions. first, what happens next for him legally speaking? >> well, you know, people would like this lawsuit thrown out, especially the government. the federal judge said that's not going to happen. i think they're pushing for some sort of mediation and specifically for him trying to get him his benefits back so he can get this counseling he's not getting. >> what happens for him next. >> i think he would like to stay at this halfway house which is what you call it voluntarily for the time being and he wants to go back to school. that's how this whole process started. but we're going to keep tabs on him, soledad. he's an interesting guy and emblematic of what's happening out there. >> i'd like to know what happens with him. coming up, women in the violent world of mixed martial arts. >> my mom would cringe and oh, god, you're so pretty. why are you doing this to yourself. >> well, that's exactly what we wanted to know, too. that's up next on "cnn presents." so you earn 50%
every one of them fought in iraq or afghanistan. that's how they're living now. >> that's amazing. a couple questions. first, what happens next for him legally speaking? >> well, you know, people would like this lawsuit thrown out, especially the government. the federal judge said that's not going to happen. i think they're pushing for some sort of mediation and specifically for him trying to get him his benefits back so he can get this counseling he's not getting. >> what...
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this is captain brent thompson from afghanistan. i want to wish happy holidays to my folks bill and vickie thompson in columbus, montana. happy holidays and i love you. when you're a sports photographer, things can get out of control pretty quickly. so i like control in the rest of my life... especially my finances. that's why i have slate, with blueprint. i can make a plan to pay off big stuff faster... or avoid interest on everyday things. that saves me money. with slate from chase, i'm always in control. financially, anyway. get slate with blueprint and save money. call 855-get-slate today. >>> 19 minutes past the hour. now our good friend, joe carter, from hln sports is here. we see this all the time -- halftime they pull a fan out of the stands, make this shot from half-court, you win some money. we don't see them go in that often. we'll get that to in a second. this other story will get peeking talking. >> got an eighth grade football coach who has his players burn their third place trophies. as you can imagine, the parents --
this is captain brent thompson from afghanistan. i want to wish happy holidays to my folks bill and vickie thompson in columbus, montana. happy holidays and i love you. when you're a sports photographer, things can get out of control pretty quickly. so i like control in the rest of my life... especially my finances. that's why i have slate, with blueprint. i can make a plan to pay off big stuff faster... or avoid interest on everyday things. that saves me money. with slate from chase, i'm...
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the drone over afghanistan, knocked down by iran. by tuesday, inside sources were telling a different story. >> the u.s. stealth drone that crashed in iran last week after the u.s. lost control of it was part of a cia reconnaissance mission using both cia and military personnel two officials have now told cnn. confirming also it was an rq-170, the stealth drone that is so important to the cia. no one will say whether the drone was actually flying over iranian airspace. the u.s. did consider a mission to recover the wreckage or bomb it to keep it out of the hands of the iranians. that's how important it was. but all those options were discarded because it was inside iran. but all had the question now is course, if iranians have their hands on the wreckage which the u.s. believes they do, what do they really have? how intact is it? >> well, so now the drone is acknowledged to be a stealth drone and the iranians have it. the question, is it a pile of wreckage or in one piece? here was the answer at 10:00 this morning. >> and one u.s. of
the drone over afghanistan, knocked down by iran. by tuesday, inside sources were telling a different story. >> the u.s. stealth drone that crashed in iran last week after the u.s. lost control of it was part of a cia reconnaissance mission using both cia and military personnel two officials have now told cnn. confirming also it was an rq-170, the stealth drone that is so important to the cia. no one will say whether the drone was actually flying over iranian airspace. the u.s. did...
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>> reporter: t.j., it's a beautiful sunny day here as well in kabul, afghanistan. it's been kind of a quiet day for many soldiers. many of them have
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has been in afghanistan since 2001. 1,515 u.s. troops have died in afghanistan, 178 this year. there are around 100,000 u.s. troops there now. president obama is considering new plans to withdraw some of those troops. here is the question for our team today. should the united states be negotiating with the taliban? on the team today is caroline waddams from the center for progress. lisa, i'll ask you first, secretary gates says this is the way wars end, talk. but is negotiating with the taliban really a good idea here? >> it makes sense that the administration is putting out feel hes to the taliban right now. we're in a situation where al qaeda's on its back foot. it makes sense to drive a wedge between the taliban and al qaeda. i think u.s. officials have to be skeptical and cautious. we've seen that the new leader has pledged allegiance to the taliban leader. certainly there are no indications yet that these two organizations are going their own ways. and second, i just want to make the point that the more we talk about troop withdrawals from afghanistan, the less we motivate
has been in afghanistan since 2001. 1,515 u.s. troops have died in afghanistan, 178 this year. there are around 100,000 u.s. troops there now. president obama is considering new plans to withdraw some of those troops. here is the question for our team today. should the united states be negotiating with the taliban? on the team today is caroline waddams from the center for progress. lisa, i'll ask you first, secretary gates says this is the way wars end, talk. but is negotiating with the taliban...
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there have been explosions in kabul, afghanistan. kabul, the capital of afghanistan, and it's disturbing news. sources within kabul telling cnn suicide attackers have entered a building under construction a few blocks away from the u.s. embassy. there was an explosion in that building under construction. cnn later talked to a taliban source over the phone. the target of those suicide attackers was the u.s. embassy in kabul. suzanne malveaux is in afghanistan trying to gather information for us but the afghani government has now told embassy workers inside the u.s. embassy to take cover. so maybe the attacks aren't over yet. we do know there have already been explosions. we don't know of anything substantial being hit except maybe for this building under construction. we just don't know. but the target of these bombers is the u.s. embassy in kabul, afghanistan. again, we havasu zan malveaux there. she's trying to gather information. when we get her up and live she'll have more information for you. >>> in the world of politics in the u
there have been explosions in kabul, afghanistan. kabul, the capital of afghanistan, and it's disturbing news. sources within kabul telling cnn suicide attackers have entered a building under construction a few blocks away from the u.s. embassy. there was an explosion in that building under construction. cnn later talked to a taliban source over the phone. the target of those suicide attackers was the u.s. embassy in kabul. suzanne malveaux is in afghanistan trying to gather information for us...
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mission inside of afghanistan. well, i put the question to him today whether or not he would consider the u.s. troops that are still here, and have been here for the last ten years, as occupiers. >> i didn't say occupiers. i meant conditional. i said "if" the united states forces don't respect our sovereignty, and if the act against our well, then yes, they are occupierers. and yes, if they do that, then that's how they will be termed. >> reporter: so, drew, i asked him what would the term be now, today? would he in fact characterize u.s. troops inside of his country trying to protect the citizens, train the citizens, as occupiers? here's how he responded. >> the time the behavior goes beyond a reasonable limit. well, for example, the search of our homes, the arrest of afghans. >> reporter: so, drew, while he didn't use the word occupiers, he certainly has in the past and is continuing today to wage some complaints here, some criticism that in some ways he believes that u.s. nato forces have acted heavy-handed, tha
mission inside of afghanistan. well, i put the question to him today whether or not he would consider the u.s. troops that are still here, and have been here for the last ten years, as occupiers. >> i didn't say occupiers. i meant conditional. i said "if" the united states forces don't respect our sovereignty, and if the act against our well, then yes, they are occupierers. and yes, if they do that, then that's how they will be termed. >> reporter: so, drew, i asked him...
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the war in afghanistan came after the 9/11 attacks. the operation was launched to end al qaeda and to stop the taliban from providing a safe haven to the terrorist group. not only is the war in afghanistan the nation's longest, it's the war that's been fought by only a very small number of americans due o to the fact we have an all voluntary armed forces. the toll on the men and women in uniform fighting the war has been enormous. cnn's nick paton walsh has more. >> reporter: it began when they landed in beg graham and it goes on. ten years of jet fuel, faith and now fatigue. here you can see what it takes to carry on through this decade's wars. lieutenant colonel eric albert son is chaplain to thousands, in the several months affected by the very few. >> a number of soldiers in their third, fourth, in some cases their fifth tour, there's a fatigue factor. emotionally drained, physically tired. we've had instances where soldiers have taken their own lives here. that's tragic. we've had about six or seven since i've been here. when some
the war in afghanistan came after the 9/11 attacks. the operation was launched to end al qaeda and to stop the taliban from providing a safe haven to the terrorist group. not only is the war in afghanistan the nation's longest, it's the war that's been fought by only a very small number of americans due o to the fact we have an all voluntary armed forces. the toll on the men and women in uniform fighting the war has been enormous. cnn's nick paton walsh has more. >> reporter: it began...
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in afghanistan. the pakistani government denied responsibility for recent deadly rocket attacks in afghanistan. those are the headlines. i'm monita rajpal in london. "world business today" starts right now. good morning from cnn london. i'm nina dos santos. more advertisers consider pulling the plug as britain's tabloids is hacked. >>> and touching a raw nerve. we'll tell you why japan's meat eating carnival girls have a beef with the boys. >>> first up, though, let's take a look at the markets. it's been a mixed day for asia's stock markets. banking stocks sunk in china. here in europe we had a down beat start to the day. european stock markets have been open for slightly more than an hour at the moment, and as you can see, most of them firmly stuck in the red at the moment. >>> and let's have a look at the currencies because on the currencies front the euro is down by three-tenths of one u.s. dollar. a little under 81 as you can see at the moment. 80.80 is where we stand. in asia it was a mixed day
in afghanistan. the pakistani government denied responsibility for recent deadly rocket attacks in afghanistan. those are the headlines. i'm monita rajpal in london. "world business today" starts right now. good morning from cnn london. i'm nina dos santos. more advertisers consider pulling the plug as britain's tabloids is hacked. >>> and touching a raw nerve. we'll tell you why japan's meat eating carnival girls have a beef with the boys. >>> first up, though,...
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in afghanistan overnight, smoke is seen rising at dawn from the hotel intercontinental in kabul after taliban killed ten. this morning all eight gunmen and guests are dead. >> i just said if anything happens, i want all my property to be donated according to islamic law. so will is the extent of what i'm sure everybody was thinking. especially when the last explosion went off on my floor right under me. >>> in orlando, florida, the judge in casey anthony's capital murder trial will decide today whether her former fiance can testify in the presence of the jury. the judge will also hear arguments on a motion related to florida's death penalty. casey's father, george, was back on the stand yesterday and questioned about an alleged affair with a search volunteer. jurors also heard from the meter reader who found caylee, the little girl's body. the defense is trying to prove that he disturbed the crime scene enough to contaminate the evidence. >> i was standing behind it, so i was looking at it from behind and i still didn't think it was real. so i very gently took it and put it into the r
in afghanistan overnight, smoke is seen rising at dawn from the hotel intercontinental in kabul after taliban killed ten. this morning all eight gunmen and guests are dead. >> i just said if anything happens, i want all my property to be donated according to islamic law. so will is the extent of what i'm sure everybody was thinking. especially when the last explosion went off on my floor right under me. >>> in orlando, florida, the judge in casey anthony's capital murder trial...
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commander in iraq and afghanistan. good luck to him in his new post. >>> former vice president dick cheney has a machine implanted in his body to keep his heartbeating. we'll show you the equipment he needs to stay alive. >>> also experts say a biological terror attack could threaten thousands of lives and cost $1 trillion. we'll explain. stay with us. you're in "the situation room." what is that? oh, we call it the bundler. let's say you need home and auto insurance. you give us your information once, online... [ whirring and beeping ] [ ding! ] and we give you a discount on both. great! did i mention no hands in the bundler? bundling and saving made easy. now, that's progressive. call or click today. >>> let's go back to jack for the cafferty file. >> the question is do you think of the government as your federal family? washington trying to run that jive on us. your federal family. if i had an uncle sam who always wanted more money, never pitched in to help and was the town drunk and could not be trust and sent fami
commander in iraq and afghanistan. good luck to him in his new post. >>> former vice president dick cheney has a machine implanted in his body to keep his heartbeating. we'll show you the equipment he needs to stay alive. >>> also experts say a biological terror attack could threaten thousands of lives and cost $1 trillion. we'll explain. stay with us. you're in "the situation room." what is that? oh, we call it the bundler. let's say you need home and auto...
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let's talk about afghanistan. you know, the senate foreign relations committee came out with a report today saying billions and billions of dollars in aid to afghanistan simply wasted. it's costing u.s. taxpayers $2 billion a week, $10 billion a month. $100 plus billion a year to keep 100,000 u.s. troops there. is this a waste of u.s. taxpayer money? >> well, wolf, i was in afghanistan a few months ago. i want to say very honestly, as someone critical of the military, our guys are doing a tremendous job under difficult circumstances. but we have a deficit that we're spending $100 billion a year on afghanistan, the war there. a lot of it goes to rebuild that country. you know what? i know a great country that needs to be rebuilt in terms of roads, bridges, schools, that is called the united states of america. so after ten years, i think it is time to start rapidly withdrawing our troops, supporting the afghan military and their police, we want a victory over the taliban but i think it's time to bring our troops hom
let's talk about afghanistan. you know, the senate foreign relations committee came out with a report today saying billions and billions of dollars in aid to afghanistan simply wasted. it's costing u.s. taxpayers $2 billion a week, $10 billion a month. $100 plus billion a year to keep 100,000 u.s. troops there. is this a waste of u.s. taxpayer money? >> well, wolf, i was in afghanistan a few months ago. i want to say very honestly, as someone critical of the military, our guys are doing a...
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contractors who work in afghanistan. about 80,000 or so contractors and 30,000 -- i'll give you the exact number. 19,000 of those contractors are u.s. citizens. about 22,000 are third country citizens. about 47,000 are afghan nationals, afghan citizens. many of those u.s. contractors, private citizens, who serve there, they make a lot more money salary-wise than the u.s. military personnel. so that's additional cost that is in this equation as well. so the question i was asking is, why do we need 400,000 good guys, supposedly, the u.s., nato, afghan to fight maybe 20, 25,000 bad guys on the surface it doesn't make any sense. but i'm going to speak to some military analysts, include general wesley clark, a former nato supreme commander and ask him why the u.s. needs that robust force, the huge military presence in afghanistan when the opposition, the enemy, if you will, is relatively modest. >> talking about nick robinson, he said being in afghanistan very recently, and president karzai, they are not ready and don't have
contractors who work in afghanistan. about 80,000 or so contractors and 30,000 -- i'll give you the exact number. 19,000 of those contractors are u.s. citizens. about 22,000 are third country citizens. about 47,000 are afghan nationals, afghan citizens. many of those u.s. contractors, private citizens, who serve there, they make a lot more money salary-wise than the u.s. military personnel. so that's additional cost that is in this equation as well. so the question i was asking is, why do we...
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embassy and nato headquarters in kabul, afghanistan, is finally over. our suzanne malveaux is at the building where the attackers were holed up. we'll check in with her after a break. >>> but first, on this day in history back in 1959, the first manmade object landed on the moon. the lunar 2, it actually crash landed, but it's there. it's 44 minutes past the hour. i want healthy skin for life. [ female announcer ] improve the health of your skin with aveeno daily moisturizing lotion. the natural oatmeal formula improves skin's health in one day, with significant improvement in 2 weeks. i found a moisturizer for life. [ female announcer ] only from aveeno. >>> good morning to you. it is wednesday, september 14th. this is your "a.m. wake-up call." i'm carol costello joining us live from new york. it is 47 minutes past the hour. a siege of the u.s. embassy in kabul, afghanistan, is over this morning nearly a full day after it began. security forces killed six taliban attackers who targeted one of the most secure areas in afghanistan's capital. let's go aro
embassy and nato headquarters in kabul, afghanistan, is finally over. our suzanne malveaux is at the building where the attackers were holed up. we'll check in with her after a break. >>> but first, on this day in history back in 1959, the first manmade object landed on the moon. the lunar 2, it actually crash landed, but it's there. it's 44 minutes past the hour. i want healthy skin for life. [ female announcer ] improve the health of your skin with aveeno daily moisturizing lotion....
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many unsure, really, if it can get out of hand between pakistan and afghanistan, given how much these countries have to deal with in terms of domestic encoura insurgency of their own. and also, america certainly fuelling this themselves blaming pakistan for assisting the insurgency here in afghanistan, and that surely must be behind these recent outbursts from the karzai administration here. nick paton walsh, cnn, kabul. >> all right. nick. when we come right back, we'll take a look at the high-profile trial of dr. conrad murray. he's accused of killing michael jackson with a lethal dose of the drug propofol. i know pleasing fans is a top priority, 'cause without the fans, there'd be no nascar. just like if it weren't for customers, there'd be no nationwide. that's why they serve their customers' needs, not shareholder profits. because as a mutual, nationwide doesn't report to wall street, they report to their customers. and that's just one more reason why the earnhardt family has trusted nationwide for more than 30 years. nationwide is on your side. [ gnome ] awwwwwwww. i just feel b
many unsure, really, if it can get out of hand between pakistan and afghanistan, given how much these countries have to deal with in terms of domestic encoura insurgency of their own. and also, america certainly fuelling this themselves blaming pakistan for assisting the insurgency here in afghanistan, and that surely must be behind these recent outbursts from the karzai administration here. nick paton walsh, cnn, kabul. >> all right. nick. when we come right back, we'll take a look at...
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. >> the republican presidential contenders also talked about afghanistan and the u.s. pulling its troops out of that country. a heated debate next. >>> we continue to delve into the issues on the presidential campaign every sunday. we're spending this hour of the "cnn newsroom" to allow you to hear from the contenders as they spell out their future for the united states. afghan president hamid karzai has announced his troops are taking charge of more provinces including parts of helmand province where many british troops have been killed in past years. it is considered a key moment in the drawdown of u.s. troops and the gradual pullout of nato forces. the american troop departure led to a tense exchange between mitt romney and jon huntsman in last week's cnn debate. >> our effort there is to keep afghanistan from becoming a launching point for terror against the united states. we can't just write off a major part of the world. pakistan is the sixth largest country in the world. we can't just say good-bye to all of what is going on in that part of the world. instead we
. >> the republican presidential contenders also talked about afghanistan and the u.s. pulling its troops out of that country. a heated debate next. >>> we continue to delve into the issues on the presidential campaign every sunday. we're spending this hour of the "cnn newsroom" to allow you to hear from the contenders as they spell out their future for the united states. afghan president hamid karzai has announced his troops are taking charge of more provinces...
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they were some of the first boots on the ground in afghanistan. they've been deployed continuously ever since. today we can see our progress in this war and our success against al qaeda, and we're beginning to bring our troops home from afghanistan this summer. understand, there will be more fighting and more sacrifices in the months and years to come, but i'm confident because of the service of men and women like leroy we will be able to say of this generation what president reagan once said of those rangers who took the cliffs on d-day. these are the heroes who helped end a war. i would ask all of our rangers, members of the 9/11 generation, to stand and accept the thanks of a grateful nation. [ applause ] >> finally the service of leroy petry speaks to the very essence of america. that spirit that says no matter how hard the journey, no matter how steep the climb, we don't quit. we don't give up. leroy lost a hand, and those wounds in his legs sometimes make it hard for him to stand, but he pushes on and even joined his fellow rangers for a gru
they were some of the first boots on the ground in afghanistan. they've been deployed continuously ever since. today we can see our progress in this war and our success against al qaeda, and we're beginning to bring our troops home from afghanistan this summer. understand, there will be more fighting and more sacrifices in the months and years to come, but i'm confident because of the service of men and women like leroy we will be able to say of this generation what president reagan once said...
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just afghanistan, is it? it is also pakistan right across the border, and what ryan crocker is walking into, and what leon panetta is walking into as the next secretary of defense is that regional problem in both countries, afghanistan and pakistan, a growing number of people think that the u.s. is going to pull up, leave them behind, and go home again, and leave both of the countries in that may mean a resurgence of the taliban and the al qaeda, and that means that people in both of to countries are placing their bets where they think that they can be the most secure, and if they think that the u.s. is leaving, they may not place their bets with the u.s. mission. and that means crocker and the whole obama team is walking into some very tough roads ahead. brooke? >> you mentioned leon panetta, and those confirmation hearings are tomorrow, correct? >> right. leon panetta before the senate armed services commit tie tomorrow, and going to be asked a lot of the same questions. what to do about afghanistan? wrappi
just afghanistan, is it? it is also pakistan right across the border, and what ryan crocker is walking into, and what leon panetta is walking into as the next secretary of defense is that regional problem in both countries, afghanistan and pakistan, a growing number of people think that the u.s. is going to pull up, leave them behind, and go home again, and leave both of the countries in that may mean a resurgence of the taliban and the al qaeda, and that means that people in both of to...
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they are afghanistan's first female pilots. they are getting their wings right here in the u.s. >> the passion and dreams of these four women easily cuts through their broken english. >> we're going to open the door for the ladies in afghanistan. it's a big day for us to open the doors for others, and the others that have dreams that think they cannot do it, we will show them. >> they are lieutenants. it's their dreams of piloting helicopters that could help change the future of women in their homeland. >> these women are path finders and trail blazers, and as much they are subject to the criticism and the an an tag naysam. >> we are women of afghanistan, and if you want to do something, you can do it. just believe yourself that you can do it. >> back home, these women are battling cultural shoefnism. >> we have examples, and maybe some think that it's not good that we are here. >> one of the english instructors say the future pilots want to redefine women in the afghan culture. >> they look at it as they are opening the door f
they are afghanistan's first female pilots. they are getting their wings right here in the u.s. >> the passion and dreams of these four women easily cuts through their broken english. >> we're going to open the door for the ladies in afghanistan. it's a big day for us to open the doors for others, and the others that have dreams that think they cannot do it, we will show them. >> they are lieutenants. it's their dreams of piloting helicopters that could help change the future...
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trip to afghanistan, and this is a big week for leon panetta? >> that is right. on thursday, leon pa nnetta wil be on capitol hill for the confirmation hearings, an unlike some nominees not a lot of opposition is expected to panetta, because he went through the confirmation process in the last two years to be cia director, and in fact, he has been meeting with some defense department officials here in the pentagon to go over things that he needs to know for those confirmation hearings as well as try to smooth away for a transition if and when he is confirmed. now, there is limits to what the pentagon can do, because technically, he is not a part of the department of defense yet, but leon panetta is in a unique situation that as cia director, he has relationships here in the buildings, and he has working and meeting with the pentagon officials for some time now. >> and of course, chris lawrence at the pentagon will be looking at that later in the week, thursday, as you pointed out. >> you're welcome. >> hide the video and preserve it? >> it was s
trip to afghanistan, and this is a big week for leon panetta? >> that is right. on thursday, leon pa nnetta wil be on capitol hill for the confirmation hearings, an unlike some nominees not a lot of opposition is expected to panetta, because he went through the confirmation process in the last two years to be cia director, and in fact, he has been meeting with some defense department officials here in the pentagon to go over things that he needs to know for those confirmation hearings as...
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troop withdrawals in afghanistan. he is expected to outline his plan to bring 10,000 troops home this year, and then 100,000 are now serving. top brass pushed for smaller drawdown numbers. and then gates suggested support troops and not combat troops. we will bring you president obama's speech at 8:00 p.m. eastern time. >>> and then air samples showed the presence of chloroform. that's the testimony the jury heard this morning. the chemist did go on to say that the components indicated a decomposing body was in the trunk. casey anthony pleaded not guilty of killing her 2-year-old daughter, caylee, in 2008. >>> it was an emotional first day at wimbledon for tennis sensation, serena williams. after having a life-threatening blood clot on her lung, she returned with big serves that got her a victory. she was overcome with emotion. you can see it there. she continued to cry. she left the court, but in championship fashion she waved to all of her supporting fans. >>> tom hanks went way off script when he appeared on univis
troop withdrawals in afghanistan. he is expected to outline his plan to bring 10,000 troops home this year, and then 100,000 are now serving. top brass pushed for smaller drawdown numbers. and then gates suggested support troops and not combat troops. we will bring you president obama's speech at 8:00 p.m. eastern time. >>> and then air samples showed the presence of chloroform. that's the testimony the jury heard this morning. the chemist did go on to say that the components indicated...
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special forces in afghanistan making some news. admiral william mccraven is revealing plans to triple the size after controversial afghan military walsh. nick paton walsh live in kabul. how often do we hear from this guy? >> reporter: this is the head of one of the most secretive parts of the u.s. military, the architect behind the raid that killed osama bin laden in may this year. a man who rarely speaks on the record at all. we had a very rare audience with him only yesterday. the key point he wants to address was his desire for his unit to help build what's called the afghan local police. that's been described a community watch with ak-47s. its local guys being given weapons by the police there to look after their own villagers to try and keep the insurgency out. great success with special forces in the past they say because it allows them to shore up certain areas in the kind of lawless rural parts of afghanistan where the taliban may otherwise get a foothold. admiral mcraven wants to raise the size of that force from 10,000 to
special forces in afghanistan making some news. admiral william mccraven is revealing plans to triple the size after controversial afghan military walsh. nick paton walsh live in kabul. how often do we hear from this guy? >> reporter: this is the head of one of the most secretive parts of the u.s. military, the architect behind the raid that killed osama bin laden in may this year. a man who rarely speaks on the record at all. we had a very rare audience with him only yesterday. the key...
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and even with afghanistan still in play, it was welcome relief for many military families. but some of the happy reunions may have been stifled by the biggest, baddest story confronting everyone once again. >> what was the number one concern that everybody had? jobs. everybody knew someone who lost their job. >> we've been hovering between 9.2 and 9.1 for years. that's defined 2011. >> late-year dip into the 8 range helped a bit but despite a lot of plans, unemployment lines we remand long and frustration continued. >> it's horrible not to be able to pay for yourself, have a job, work what you're good at. >> it feels like a lot of people that the game is rigged or they can't get ahead. there are some very severe imbalances in this country. >> if misery loves company, more americans seem to be warm together notion that the whole world is in this economic mess together. >> we need each other. we need each other to buy each other's products and make it all work. >> biggest blowup goes to the middle east where the arab spring movement ignited passions across the region. >> i do
and even with afghanistan still in play, it was welcome relief for many military families. but some of the happy reunions may have been stifled by the biggest, baddest story confronting everyone once again. >> what was the number one concern that everybody had? jobs. everybody knew someone who lost their job. >> we've been hovering between 9.2 and 9.1 for years. that's defined 2011. >> late-year dip into the 8 range helped a bit but despite a lot of plans, unemployment lines...
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it's the opposite in afghanistan. a record 66 american troops lost their lives in that war last month. >>> secretary of state, hillary clinton, she is in paris today and meeting with u.s. friends about helping the new leba. there is some 60 countries represented, and the diplomats are focusing on ways to set up a democratic government, as well as ways to rebuild the country, libya after its civil war. >>> algeria is saying don't look at us, moammar gadhafi is not here, and several gadhafi family members turned up recently in algeria. just the last hour, a television station friendly to gadhafi aired a message that said it was from gadhafi himself, and gave no hints about where he was. >> translator: we are not cowards. the libyan people will have themselves. the libyans will govern themselves by themselves, and they are free people. we have sacrifice and we become marters. yes, people will die. >> libyan rebels who have gadhafi forces surrounded had given fighters until saturday to surrender, and they exstenedded that
it's the opposite in afghanistan. a record 66 american troops lost their lives in that war last month. >>> secretary of state, hillary clinton, she is in paris today and meeting with u.s. friends about helping the new leba. there is some 60 countries represented, and the diplomats are focusing on ways to set up a democratic government, as well as ways to rebuild the country, libya after its civil war. >>> algeria is saying don't look at us, moammar gadhafi is not here, and...
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first up, female soccer players in afghanistan. in a country where the oppression of women is the norm, these young athletes are risking their lives to take to the field. >>> second, the metropolitan opera returns to japan. and makes a symbolic step in recovering after the quake. >>> and third, in the united states, well, we love our mp3 players, but in szimbabwe, hip way to listen to music? it is still on cassette. vote for your favorite story by text 2g -- 22360 -- 1, 2, or 3. win the story airs at the end of the hour. >>> we now have confirmation that the u.s. has resumed air strikes in yemen and it believes that a top al qaeda militant has been killed there. cnn pentagon correspondent barbara starr is working the story. she joins us live from the pentagon. barbara, give us the update on these attacks and who we think might have been killed. >> well, suzanne, u.s. officials say that they believe one of their air strikes in recent days in yemen killed a man named al harifi in southern afghanistan. they identify him as an al qaeda
first up, female soccer players in afghanistan. in a country where the oppression of women is the norm, these young athletes are risking their lives to take to the field. >>> second, the metropolitan opera returns to japan. and makes a symbolic step in recovering after the quake. >>> and third, in the united states, well, we love our mp3 players, but in szimbabwe, hip way to listen to music? it is still on cassette. vote for your favorite story by text 2g -- 22360 -- 1, 2, or...
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so, hopefully, he can help us rebuild and we rebuild other things like iraq, afghanistan. let's hope we can rebuild this in our backyard. >> you also said that you leased this building and were starting to see these signs of red tape because of someone who leased. you don't have free reign to go ahead and you have to get the person involved who owns the property. what is that like? >> i waited for two hours in an office trying to get a loan to start rebuilding and they asked me if i wanted to rebuild. sure, i want to rebuild. i've been part of this community since the 1800s and when where talked to them about the loan, well, there's a lot of paperwork involved. once you get through all of that. you leased, you didn't own that property. so, we can't really help you with that. and i said, well, i don't know what the existing property owners are going to do. i'm hoping, i may have to buy my own piece of property and put up my own building now to provide my own pharmacy for the community now. so, anyway, we're just trying to get it done the best we can. >> we hope you are succ
so, hopefully, he can help us rebuild and we rebuild other things like iraq, afghanistan. let's hope we can rebuild this in our backyard. >> you also said that you leased this building and were starting to see these signs of red tape because of someone who leased. you don't have free reign to go ahead and you have to get the person involved who owns the property. what is that like? >> i waited for two hours in an office trying to get a loan to start rebuilding and they asked me if i...
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assange had another weapon in his arsenal, a secret data base of government documents from the war in afghanistan. assange was more and more focused on what he saw as abuses within the u.s. government. now he believed he had evidence of actual war crimes. does he operate as if he is constantly being followed, constantly being watched? >> yeah, because he probably is. this information was known and essentially people, important people, knew he had this. more surveillance around him than almost anybody else in the world. >> reporter: one of the people on assange's trail was nick davis from the "guardian" newspaper in london. he read about wikileaks and sensed a big story. so you started looking for julian assange? >> he was laying very low. it took me four or five days to find out where he was and make contact. >> reporter: in a cafe in brussels, davis came face to face with assange. >> i wanted to create an alliance between "the guardian" and him and get serious impact. we will be scattered. and he rapidly locked on to that idea. >> reporter: straight out of a spy novel, davis headed back to londo
assange had another weapon in his arsenal, a secret data base of government documents from the war in afghanistan. assange was more and more focused on what he saw as abuses within the u.s. government. now he believed he had evidence of actual war crimes. does he operate as if he is constantly being followed, constantly being watched? >> yeah, because he probably is. this information was known and essentially people, important people, knew he had this. more surveillance around him than...
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the troop who is died when a helicopter was shot down in afghanistan. president obama and the pentagon is on hand to pay respects. another crazy ride on wall street. the roller coasterens with an upswing as the federal reserve steps in to keep rates down. and london under siege. 16,000 police on the streets in a desperate bid to put an end to the nightly riots, looting and burning. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. breaking news and read lines are straight hate. i'm wolf blitzer and you are in "the situation room". >>> 30 fallen troops were brought home from afghanistan. they ascend the transfer at dover air force base in delaware. americans and eight afghans were killed when a helicopter was shot down over the weekend. the worst loss of life for americans since the start of the war nearly a decade ago. let's begin with the white house correspondekocorrespondent correspondent. >> this is the tough job of the president. one moment celebrating navy cells able to kill win win and next navy cells and other military pe
the troop who is died when a helicopter was shot down in afghanistan. president obama and the pentagon is on hand to pay respects. another crazy ride on wall street. the roller coasterens with an upswing as the federal reserve steps in to keep rates down. and london under siege. 16,000 police on the streets in a desperate bid to put an end to the nightly riots, looting and burning. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. breaking news and read lines are...
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even with afghanistan still in play, it was welcome relief for many military families. but some of the happy reunions may have been stifled by the biggest, baddest story confronting everyone once again. >> what was the number one concern that everybody had was jobs. everybody knew someone who had lost their job. >> we've been hovering between 9.2% and 9.1% for the past couple of years. you know, that has defined 2011. >> a late year dip into the 8% range helped a bit, but despite a lot of ambitious talk from politicians about plans for recovering, the millions of jobs lost in the recession, unemployment lines remain long and frustration levels high. >> the retail slump continued. waa waa. >> it's horrible not to be able to pay for yourself, to have a job, to work at what you're good at. >> it feels like, i think, to a lot of people that the game is rigged or they just can't get ahead. there are some very, you know, very severe imbalances in this country. >> at least there is this. if misery loves company, more americans seem to be warming to the notion that the whole wo
even with afghanistan still in play, it was welcome relief for many military families. but some of the happy reunions may have been stifled by the biggest, baddest story confronting everyone once again. >> what was the number one concern that everybody had was jobs. everybody knew someone who had lost their job. >> we've been hovering between 9.2% and 9.1% for the past couple of years. you know, that has defined 2011. >> a late year dip into the 8% range helped a bit, but...
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the news that broke overnight in afghanistan. the half brother of that country's president was shot and killed in kandahar. ahmed wali karzai's own body guard shot him. this man is linked to drug dealing, something he denied but one u.s. diplomatic cable that turned up on wikileaks said he was widely known to be corrupt and a big narcotics trafficker. >>> a sealed jail house video of casey anthony considered highly inflammatory shows her reacting to news reports that a child's body had been found near her parents' home. an "orlando sentinel" article says she doubles over and starts to hyperventilate. a judge sealed the video two years ago saying it could ruin anthony's chances at a fair trial. >>> the clapp is getting harder to treat. scientists discovered a gonorrhea superbug in japan resistant to all forms of antibiotics used to treat the std. doctors say the bug is mutating to survive the medicine. they say it's too early to tell if it's become widespread. >>> a best selling presidential historian who appeared on cnn is accuse
the news that broke overnight in afghanistan. the half brother of that country's president was shot and killed in kandahar. ahmed wali karzai's own body guard shot him. this man is linked to drug dealing, something he denied but one u.s. diplomatic cable that turned up on wikileaks said he was widely known to be corrupt and a big narcotics trafficker. >>> a sealed jail house video of casey anthony considered highly inflammatory shows her reacting to news reports that a child's body had...
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outpost are there to battle taliban coming in from afghanistan. >> reporter: kunar in eastern afghanistan is some of the toughest terrain america has troops in here. you can see this particular base is surrounded by hills on either side, which give the insurgency a central vantage point from which they can attack. the base violence is so consistent it makes it very hard for them to have the kind of contact with locals they need. life here really a waiting game for the worst to happen. everywhere you look, here in kunar on afghanistan's eastern border, the choices aren't good. outpost king is caught between hills full of taliban. if the americans leave, militants from pakistan will flow through the valley. if they stay, every few days this happens. the mortars hit the base. the last attack was long enough ago there's panic, they're worried the taliban have been preparing a big one. after days of nothing, the insurgents are finally beginning an attack from all sides. >> fire. >> command hustle up, grab it and get ready. >> reporter: they use mortars first, aiming for taliban dark into the h
outpost are there to battle taliban coming in from afghanistan. >> reporter: kunar in eastern afghanistan is some of the toughest terrain america has troops in here. you can see this particular base is surrounded by hills on either side, which give the insurgency a central vantage point from which they can attack. the base violence is so consistent it makes it very hard for them to have the kind of contact with locals they need. life here really a waiting game for the worst to happen....
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there's a young man in massachusetts but his dad is in kabul, afghanistan. and his dad is in colorado. we're going to bring them all together on this father's day right here. you'll want to stick around for that on this cnn sunday morning. >> i'm sergeant benjamin canaday. love you, mom, dad, miss you. hopefully you see in a couple weeks. of awould deliverile our next generation mobile broadband experience to 55 million more americans, many in small towns and rural communities, giving them a new choice. we'll deliver better service, with thousands of new cell sites... for greater access to all the things you want, whenever you want them. it's the at&t network... and what's possible in here is almost impossible to say. britta olsen is my patient. i spend long hours with her checking her heart rate, administering her medication, and just making her comfortable. one night britta told me about a tradition in denmark, "when a person dies," she said, "someone must open the window so the soul can depart." i smiled and squeezed her hand. "not tonight, britta. not to
there's a young man in massachusetts but his dad is in kabul, afghanistan. and his dad is in colorado. we're going to bring them all together on this father's day right here. you'll want to stick around for that on this cnn sunday morning. >> i'm sergeant benjamin canaday. love you, mom, dad, miss you. hopefully you see in a couple weeks. of awould deliverile our next generation mobile broadband experience to 55 million more americans, many in small towns and rural communities, giving...
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>>> breaking news out of afghanistan. two deadly explosions, two cities. it all happened on one of the holiest day for muslims. >>> a warning for 15 euro-zone countries. experts saying the risk of the recession of 2012 is all too real. >>> nasa found a new planet, a so-called goldilocks planet. and good morning to you. this is your "a.m. wake-up call" for tuesday, december 6th from the time warner center in new york, i'm carol costello. here are this morning's top stories. the pressure is on in the euro-zone. standard & poor's has threatened to downgrade the credit rating of 15 nations in the european union including france and germany. the agency says it will announce any rating changes as soon as possible following this week's summit. >>> oil giant bp filed a lawsuit against hall by burton during last we're deadly reexplosion in the gulf of mexico. bp saying halliburton destroyed key evidence that pointed to problems with its cement slurry. millions of gallons of oil spilled into the gulf. >>> this is what it looks like in new mexico this morning. yes, t
>>> breaking news out of afghanistan. two deadly explosions, two cities. it all happened on one of the holiest day for muslims. >>> a warning for 15 euro-zone countries. experts saying the risk of the recession of 2012 is all too real. >>> nasa found a new planet, a so-called goldilocks planet. and good morning to you. this is your "a.m. wake-up call" for tuesday, december 6th from the time warner center in new york, i'm carol costello. here are this...
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wants to be able to draw down its troops in afghanistan any time soon. and a relationship right now that has a huge degree of mistrust. zain? >> great perspective from stan grant, thank you so much, reporting from islamabad. >>> the ash cloud that's disrupted air travel in northern europe is dissipating. great news. and the volcano that created the whole thing has stopped erupting. our meteorologist jen delgado will cheer us up a little bit more. >> happy to report that gri grimsvotn has dissipated. that disrupted a lot of travel through parts of the uk as well as germany. there it is right there. happy to report, no eruptions right now. good news for flyers today as i take you over and show you our graphic. we still have the advisory area in place. this is going to last, anywhere in red, just to show you exactly where we're talking about for areas including russia as well as for parts to the east of the baltic sea. the concentration levels are very, very low. that's because we haven't had an eruption in the last 24 to 36 hours. and this is just going to
wants to be able to draw down its troops in afghanistan any time soon. and a relationship right now that has a huge degree of mistrust. zain? >> great perspective from stan grant, thank you so much, reporting from islamabad. >>> the ash cloud that's disrupted air travel in northern europe is dissipating. great news. and the volcano that created the whole thing has stopped erupting. our meteorologist jen delgado will cheer us up a little bit more. >> happy to report that gri...
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i'm from afghanistan. my question to you is as the next president of the united states, what will you do to secure safety and protection for the women and the children of afghanistan from the radicals? >> governor huntsman. >> we are ten years into this war, sahar. america has given its all in afghanistan. we have families who have given the ultimate sacrifice. and it's to them that we offer our heartfelt salute and a deep sense of gratitude. but the time has come for us to get out of afghanistan. we don't need 100,000 troops in afghanistan nation building at a time when this nation needs to be built. we're of no value to the rest of the world if our core is crumbling, which it is in this country. i like those days when ronald reagan you talked about, when he would ensure that the light of this country would shine brightly for liberty, democracy, human rights and free markets. we're not shining like we used to shine. we need to shine again. i'm here to tell you, sahar, when we start shining again, it will
i'm from afghanistan. my question to you is as the next president of the united states, what will you do to secure safety and protection for the women and the children of afghanistan from the radicals? >> governor huntsman. >> we are ten years into this war, sahar. america has given its all in afghanistan. we have families who have given the ultimate sacrifice. and it's to them that we offer our heartfelt salute and a deep sense of gratitude. but the time has come for us to get out...
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involvement in afghanistan. it will be tomorrow 8:00 eastern. >>> plus al capone's gun on the auction block in london. the gangster's colt 38 which currently belongs to a private collector is expected to fetch more than 100 grand. >>> also queen noor of jordan will join me live here in the "newsroom," don't miss that conversation. >>> now to this. is it a coincidence or perhaps the inspiration for casey anthony's bombshell defense. i want you to see what the prosecutor here in the casey anthony case told the judge just this morning. it's about an inmate who is in the same jail as anthony. watch. >> the name of the witness is april whalen. apparently her child died in a swimming pool and was found by the child's grandfather who immediately administered cpr and called 911. >> sunny halston is on the case. april whalen was in the cell next to casey anthony for a short time. is there an indication that the two women spoke? >> well, not at this time. we have heard from allen moore. he's the public information officer
involvement in afghanistan. it will be tomorrow 8:00 eastern. >>> plus al capone's gun on the auction block in london. the gangster's colt 38 which currently belongs to a private collector is expected to fetch more than 100 grand. >>> also queen noor of jordan will join me live here in the "newsroom," don't miss that conversation. >>> now to this. is it a coincidence or perhaps the inspiration for casey anthony's bombshell defense. i want you to see what the...
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an army ranger who lost his right hand while tossing an enemy grenade away from fellow soldiers in afghanistan. sergeant first class leroy arthur petry is the second living recipient of the award for actions in iraq and afghanistan. another fan is lucky to be alive after he almost fell 20 feet head first while trying to catch a ball from the all-star home run derby. keith carmichael's brother, friends and some fans grabbed his legs and likely saved his life. last night's interdent comes just days after a texas ranger's fan plunged to his death while trying to grab a ball. and a new york fan who caught derek jeter's 3,000th career hit and gave it back instead of trying to cash in could still be slapped with a big tax bill. as much as $14,000, according to some reports. that's because yankee brass gave christian lopez free luxury suite tickets to every remaining home game, and a lot of yankee autograph swag. if that's taxable income, then he's have to pay up. if it's considered a gift, then he'll be safe from the irs. >> why wouldn't it be a gift? >> i don't know. they have to figure this out. w
an army ranger who lost his right hand while tossing an enemy grenade away from fellow soldiers in afghanistan. sergeant first class leroy arthur petry is the second living recipient of the award for actions in iraq and afghanistan. another fan is lucky to be alive after he almost fell 20 feet head first while trying to catch a ball from the all-star home run derby. keith carmichael's brother, friends and some fans grabbed his legs and likely saved his life. last night's interdent comes just...
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is in touch with its enemy in afghanistan. as the president faces a major decision on how many troops to start bringing home, the u.s. is clearly starting to look ahead, but does it really know with whom it's dealing in afghanistan? we asked our own prion todd to take a closer look. what are you learning, brian? >> reporter: wolf, the taliban is a very murky, dangerous group an dealing with them at the very least has been a bizarre process. now there are serious questions about what u.s. officials can get from these contacts and who they are dealing with. the defense secretary staunchly defends who u.s. officials are calling preliminary contacts with the taliban, not negotiations but feelers. >> we ended up talking to people in anbar province and iraq who were direct ly killing our troops. that's the way wars end. >> reporter: contacted by cnn, u.s. and german officials won't comment on a report in der spiegel magazine that talks between the taliban and the u.s. is being organized. it's reported that the cia is also taking par
is in touch with its enemy in afghanistan. as the president faces a major decision on how many troops to start bringing home, the u.s. is clearly starting to look ahead, but does it really know with whom it's dealing in afghanistan? we asked our own prion todd to take a closer look. what are you learning, brian? >> reporter: wolf, the taliban is a very murky, dangerous group an dealing with them at the very least has been a bizarre process. now there are serious questions about what u.s....
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is in afghanistan. and you'll hear this narrative from the president tonight, where he'll spell out that we are there because of the threat that is posed to the u.s., taking americans back to 9/11, almost 3,000 americans killed, during that attack and so that will be sort of how the president will frame this. we are there for a reason, because it was a threat against the united states and the u.s. is going after that threat. >> it will be interesting to see what the president actually says about this and how he can calm the american people. because they need calming right now, frankly. thank you, dan, thank you, barbara, appreciate you being here this morning. >>> reminder, the president speaks on afghanistan tonight from the white house. cnn will have live coverage. it all starts at 8:00 eastern time tonight. we want to hear from you. our question of the day this morning. what do you want to hear from the president tonight? send us an e-mail, a tweet, or tell us on facebook. we will read your thoughts
is in afghanistan. and you'll hear this narrative from the president tonight, where he'll spell out that we are there because of the threat that is posed to the u.s., taking americans back to 9/11, almost 3,000 americans killed, during that attack and so that will be sort of how the president will frame this. we are there for a reason, because it was a threat against the united states and the u.s. is going after that threat. >> it will be interesting to see what the president actually...
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they arrived back in norfolk after a seven-month deploy, supporting troops in iraq and afghanistan. family members were right there to welcome them back, all thrilled their loved ones will be home for the holidays. very nice. happy holidays to them. i'm don lemon. see you back >>> tonight -- >> we're having a party, and you're invited. >> come on in. my wife shawn and i are hosting a dinner party. >> nice to see you. >> and invited some of the biggest names in hollywood. >> hi. >> we're saving a seat at the table just for you. >> i'm just wondering why we're being served by the cia. >> conan o'brien. russell brand. tyra banks. seth mcfarlane. shaquille o'neal. quincy jones. and twitter inventor jack dorsey. all opening up about life, love, success and failure. >> the most shocking thing that anyone would hear from a table like this is there's a tendency for people to look and say they've made it. what they don't understand is the amount of insecurity that drives you when you're 15, but it's still there when you're 48. >> nothing's off limits. >> any discussion of this type always ma
they arrived back in norfolk after a seven-month deploy, supporting troops in iraq and afghanistan. family members were right there to welcome them back, all thrilled their loved ones will be home for the holidays. very nice. happy holidays to them. i'm don lemon. see you back >>> tonight -- >> we're having a party, and you're invited. >> come on in. my wife shawn and i are hosting a dinner party. >> nice to see you. >> and invited some of the biggest names in...
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visiting afghanistan this weekend. and back at home, change to a longstanding policy. in the past, troops who committed suicide in places like iraq and afghanistan, their families got all the same benefits, but they never got the condolence letter from the president of the united states. like troops who were killed in battle or accidents did. well the white house has changed that policy and will now send those condolence letters to those families. the idea being, trying to destigmatize some of the ptsd and mental health issues that troops are facing. there was some push-back, because some of the military feel that by doing so, it diminishes the sacrifice of those who die in battle. but families of those suicide victims say this is long overdue. >>> also we're looking ahead to tuesday where the president will award only the second living recipient in these wars of iraq and afghanistan, the medal of honor. sergeant first class leroy arthur petrie will receive the medal of honor on tuesday. he was in afghanistan, about three years ago, had taken fire, taken shrapnel and w
visiting afghanistan this weekend. and back at home, change to a longstanding policy. in the past, troops who committed suicide in places like iraq and afghanistan, their families got all the same benefits, but they never got the condolence letter from the president of the united states. like troops who were killed in battle or accidents did. well the white house has changed that policy and will now send those condolence letters to those families. the idea being, trying to destigmatize some of...